The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-02-10
4MR. GIBSON FLIES UP.
AND HAS a ,rIT in the HOUSE
with n Fellow Alembsr Because Ie In.lau.
ntod Things Tint tho West Virginia
y Statesman Did Not Like-Euiogies
s on Logan In tho Senate.

WASHINGTON, D. O., Feb. 0.-DuripG
tho morning hour, the House resumed the
confederation Of tho bill changing the
mode Of compensation TO United Statet
Dlstrict Attorneys, Masshals and Commits
slonera. Mr.. Rogers, OF Arkansas, made q
sharp onslaught upon tho measure, de-
claring that ]! waB loosely and crudely
prepared. picking out flaws in various pro.
Visions and illustrating tho want Of care
ahown in the forming Of the bill by assert
ing that one Of the uectious Of tho revised
n.atutes which it is proposed to amend
has reference To an entirely different mat.
ter from that with which the bill deals. ],
Mr.. Gibson, Of West Virginia, intinatcd
that the gentleman'S opposition arose
from the fact that tho compensation OF
the officers IN his district was lntsrfered
with This imputatio1 Mr.. Rogers in
diguantly denied and retorted Gi.h a
vague inDinuation that in resnec. 10 the
bill "tho nigger in the wood pile" was q
certain officer in q certain district Of Vir.
ginia. Mr.. Rogers continual To taks up
the provisions oil tho bill, s.riotim aud to
criticiss and ridicule them In a manner
which brought forth numerous iute,rup-
tions from Mr.. Gibson, and at times the
controversy between tho two gentlemen
was tiuged with personalities.
THE coMalTrgE SCORED.
Mr. Rogers declared that the Committee
on Expenditure in tho Departmental Of
Justice did not understand the subject on
which 1t attempted to lesisla:e and did
not oven appear to understand tho
Engl;sll language and in collcquy with
Mr.. Gibson, congratulated that gentle.
mans constituency upon having retired
him from public life. 5i,
Mr.. Gibson (who had reported tho billy
said that the gentleman from Arkanss sss
had seen fit by innuendo to refer to the
fact that one oil tho officers provided for in
tho bill was a brother OF his (Mr. Glib
son, Il District Attorney OF ths State Of
Virginia. There could bs no other con.
struction placed upon the language used
than that Of a psrsonal imputation upon
the motives, character aud honesty OF the
man who had reported tho bill. He did
not mean either here Or elsewhere to sub
nit tameiy to such at arrogant and iu-
pudant statement. It would have better
betittsd tho gentleman to hava credited to
olhero the same houesty be claimed for
himself. That gentleman who clsimed to
be here as the representative Of tho Off
csrs OF his district Was the only man who
dared to iinpugn the motives Of the usr
reporting this bill. .ale. s.
-GIBsoS REPLIES, !.
The gentleman had referred to the fact
that be had ros bson elected. Perhaps II
ne had bcen politician, using ring
methods, perhaps, ii he had been dema.
gogue he might have been reelected IS
the gentleman had been. He was conf.
dent that the Houzs would not attribute
any false or improper motives to the com.
mittee which reporsad the bill, such aa
the gentleman intimated; but hp wished
to say on this floor that in saying that a
single feature OF the bill was framed on
account Of his (Mr. & ibson's) brother be.
iDga District Attorney in Virginia. the gen.
tleman elandered him ioully and falsely
in the hall whera he knew It could not be
resented.
Mr.. Rogers said that he had no eulegy
to offer his own constituents, but II hv
lad time and opportunity he would
ou!ogiza the geuileman's constituents. 1t
would be time enough. to mako use OF
such language rs "falsehood" and "slan-
dor" w6an nc hu1 made some direct state.
mens. He had enid shat hs had WHOM
provoked to it by the gentleman. The
gentleman hed dragged hin brother in
here. The hill would show how well tha.
brother had been taken care OF. ,ig n
Mr.. Gibson rose to make statement.
mir. Roeefs-"I remind the gentleman
that bis term will soon expire and he has
not yet learned that be cannot interrupt
without permission" r'i
Mr.. Gibsou-"I have learned though to
be manly" q
Mr.. Rogers continuing, pointed out
that while Mir. Gibaon's brother earned
81, 400, and wes given IS 1000 by tho bill,
the attorney in his die,rict who earned
$1,000 was cut down 70 $1,000. 5,9
Pending action. tie morning hour ex.
pired. e.sf